Director, Strategic Initiatives

Location: Hybrid, with at least three days each week in the Manhattan office at 100 Church St, New York, NY, USA

Salary: $111,200–$139,000 yearly; typically $118,200 for new hires who fully meet the listed qualifications

Company

hirify.global is a nonprofit network of high-performing public charter schools serving economically disadvantaged communities across Boston, Camden, New York City, Newark, and Rochester.

What you will do

• Partner with the Co-CEOs on strategic projects, organizational priorities, and special initiatives.
• Lead complex cross-functional projects related to organizational strategy, growth, and annual planning.
• Own Board of Trustees governance, including committee work, surveys, cultivation processes, meetings, communications, and scorecard updates.
• Design processes for sharing information between the Uncommon Board and regional boards.
• Manage Co-CEO communications and lead the annual State of Uncommon presentation.
• Manage and develop the Specialist supporting Strategic Initiatives and Executive Operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• 5–6 years of directly relevant and relevant professional experience in strategic initiatives, special projects, project management, executive support, organizational strategy, operations, or related fields.
• Ability to manage multiple complex projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to adapt messaging to different audiences.
• Experience managing and developing others.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to structure undefined problems.

Nice to have

• Master's degree in business administration, public administration, nonprofit management, or a related field.
• Experience in education, nonprofits, or mission-driven organizations.
• Experience with board governance or executive-level operations.
• Proficiency with project management tools and Excel-based data analysis.

Culture & Benefits

• In-person organization with a hybrid work environment.
• 19 days of paid time off.
• Three weeks of paid Winter and Summer organization-wide holidays.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance, plus paid leave options.
• 403(b) retirement savings program with employer match.
• Mental health, counseling, wellness, flexible spending, dependent care, and health savings benefits.